Great British Railway Journeys

Following his Bradshaw's Guidebook, Michael Portillo stands trial at the Bloody Assizes in Taunton and feels the full force of the law. He gets to grips with a miracle of Victorian engineering on the Somerset Levels at Westonzoyland and on Dartmoor he embarks on a mid-19th century treasure hunt still popular today.

Category

Documentary / Travel

Original air date

22/01/2016